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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What became of the grand hotels that were built on Mt. Washington?
(a) They grew larger and more prosperous.
(b) They became tourist traps.
(c) They closed down one-by-one.
(d) They burned down.

2. Who set up the American Literary, Scientific, and Military Academy in 1785?
(a) Alden Partridge
(b) Gene Greylock
(c) Jeremy Washington
(d) Michael McKinley

3. What does Bryson believe beauty has become for most Americans?
(a) Something to cherish
(b) Something to ignore
(c) Something to drive to
(d) Something to savor

4. How does Bryson describe the town of Hanover where he lives?
(a) A quiet, boring town
(b) A small, typical New England college town
(c) A rowdy college town
(d) A busy, overcrowded town

5. What was the name of the greatest hotel in the White Mountains?
(a) Bretton Woods Hotel
(b) The Profile House
(c) The Crawford House
(d) Mount Washington Hotel

6. Who maintains the stone lodges which are located in the White Mountains?
(a) The National Forest Service
(b) The Appalachian Mountain Club
(c) The state of New Hampshire
(d) The White Mountain Society

7. What dangers do hikers have to watch for in Pennsylvania?
(a) Cougars
(b) Rattlesnakes and unreliable water sources
(c) Grizzly bears
(d) Wild boar

8. Where does Katz join Bryson?
(a) Hanover
(b) Mount Washington
(c) Killingsly
(d) Pike's Peak

9. What is the historical significance of Harper's Ferry?
(a) This is where the first riverboat is set afloat.
(b) This is where John Brown and his men capture the Federal army in an attempt to liberate the slaves.
(c) This is the first ferry in West Virginia.
(d) This is the first ferry built along the Appalachian Trail.

10. For what is Bryson yearning?
(a) Real hiking
(b) A cheeseburger
(c) Hiking with Katz
(d) Seeing a black bear

11. What is the name of the mountain Bryson is hiking when it begins to rain?
(a) Mt. Lafayette
(b) Mt. Killingly
(c) Mt. McKinley
(d) Mt. Washington

12. What is the estimate of people who hike the Appalachian Trail every year?
(a) Three or four million
(b) Three or four hundred
(c) One million
(d) Three or four thousand

13. What is the mountain that is a wall of rock 1,300 feet high above the Delaware River?
(a) Kitattiny Mountain
(b) Potomac Mountain
(c) Washington Peak
(d) Potomac Peak

14. How many Union troops does Stonewall Jackson capture at Harper's Ferry?
(a) 5,500
(b) 570
(c) 256
(d) 12,500

15. Why does Katz leave the trail and go into the woods?
(a) He wants to be alone.
(b) He hears someone calling for help.
(c) To wants to get water.
(d) He hears a bear.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is located at the summit of Mt. Washington?

2. What is Chicken John's claim to fame?

3. What happens to Katz in the Hundred Mile Wilderness?

4. What does Bryson discover when it starts raining in the mountains of New England?

5. When does Bryson get back on the trail for day hikes?

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